VIC:Truck kills pedestrian in Vic

AAP General News (Australia)
08-06-2011
VIC:Truck kills pedestrian in Vic

MELBOURNE, Aug 6 AAP - A young male pedestrian has been killed by a truck in Victoria's west.

Police said he appeared to have been walking along Drapers Road, Colac East, when struck
by the truck about 6.20am on Saturday.

The victim, believed to be 17 or 18 years old, died at the scene.

The truck driver, a 43-year-old man from Ballarat, is assisting police with their inquiries.

The Victorian road toll stands at 182, one more than at the same time last year.

Meanwhile, two women have been injured by a hit and run driver in Melbourne's western
suburbs early on Saturday.

The 18-year-old and the 29-year-old were walking on a dirt path next to Tarneit Road,
Hoppers Crossing, about 4.40am when they were hit by the car. One was thrown into the
bushes and the other was knocked over.

Police said the car failed to stop and are appealing for the driver to come forward.

The women, from Tarneit, were taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital with non-life threatening
injuries.

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